Godavari, 14 kilometer to the south of the city centre, is a small village below Phulchoki where the Royal Botanical Gardens, Department of Medicinal Plants and the famed St. Xavier’s School are located. Small clusters of country houses dot the hills in the midst of terraced farms. Inspired by the presence of the Royal Botanical Garden, some residents of Godavari have taken to floriculture. But this is not all the makes Godavari a paradise on earth. The setting is undeniably majestic, but the intermingling of local cultures – from the ancient Newars to the hill tribes makes Godavari and its surrounding villages a laboratory of peaceful living.